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The History of Anne Bonney and Mary Read
As closely as historians can determine, the story of Anne Bonney and Mary Read started in an English port town in the 1680s when a comely, "young and airy" sea wife gave birth to a robust baby girl. The mother's joy was marred by the somewhat glaring fact that her husband had been away at sea for more than two years. But she displayed a kind of ghoulish resourcefulness in dealing with the problem. Her legitimate baby son had recently died, and rather than report the death to kin, she dressed young Mary in the boy's clothes and hoped that no one would notice the deception.
By Frank White9 years ago in Geeks
5 Feel Good Movies For When You're Feeling Bad
For me I look to the 1980's for the handful of movies that make me feel good for when I feel bad. Perhaps it is because, like the 1980's, we are living in a world of uncertainty of foreign policy issues and fiscal concerns. The movies that do it for me are the romantic comedies that, even though I've seen them before, I can't seem to stop watching again and again.
By Stefanie Ratzker9 years ago in Geeks
Fast and Furious 8 Movie Review
Released: 12th April 2017 (UK) Length: 136 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Scott Eastwood, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russel and Helen Mirren
By Robert Cain9 years ago in Geeks
Historically Accurate Facts from 'Black Sails'
Black Sails has become a smash hit series on the Starz Network. It's debauchery, sex, drinking, and pirate drama is everything you could imagine life on the high seas to be like - if you were reading a drama novel.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Geeks
The Meaning (or Lack Thereof) Of Life With "Rick and Morty"
It's a safe assumption nearly everyone has at one point asked these simple yet unanswerable questions: “why are we here?” and “is there a purpose to our lives?” We might never get the answers to these questions. But one alcohol abusing super scientist and his hormonal teenage grandson not only shrug at those questions, they point and laugh at those who ask them, choosing to instead revel in the chaos and anarchy that is life. This is the tale of
By Joachim Heijndermans9 years ago in Geeks
Kendall Jenner Laying Low, Rightfully So
While Pepsi is making some smart choices in diversifying what it does, with a mere 25 percent of its United States sales being devoted to soda, and the rest being divided between its snacks and its drive towards a more healthy approach, its least intelligent choice lately is twofold.
By Christina St-Jean9 years ago in Geeks
Pop Culture Guy
Pop Culture Guy reviews Split and The Lego Batman Movie. This is my written review of both Split and The Lego Batman Movie that you can find on my blogspot. My videos are published on YouTube. This is the 24th episode of my web series wherein I review and talk about certain aspects of pop culture like movies, television, and other forms of media.
By Daniel Brizuela9 years ago in Geeks
Filmmaker Finds New York Vacation Getaway of a Bygone Era
Every summer, as the sizzle perspires from the cement, urban thoughts of running streams, flowing grass and cool mountain breezes inherently materialize around every New Yorker and only subside with the arrival of fall. But few would consider the very nearby setting today that many Italian families once made an affordable respite and desired vacation getaway. A sentiment reflecting the desolation this upstate destination of a bygone era now suffers. Nonetheless, a holdout remains and is the subject of The Last Resort.
By Rich Monetti9 years ago in Geeks
Twin Peaks 2017
Twitter went into meltdown again last week when the first images from Twin Peaks new season emerged, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. The promotional machine is now kicking into full gear, ahead of its May return to TV; for fans of the original series, there will doubtfully be any more significant TV moment this year. But those who weren't around during its '90's peak (pun intended) or haven't yet watched are likely wondering what all the fuss is about. So here's everything you need to know...
By James Giles9 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: I Called Him Morgan
Rock ’n’ roll makes a pretty flashy claim on the title when it comes to live-fast, die-young stars, to the point that they’re sortable by age, with 27 alone accounting for the losses of Jimi, Jim, Janis, and Kurt. But the more sublime world of jazz has its own tabloid-worthy roster of geniuses taken before their time. Seminal jazz age cornetist and Louis Armstrong contemporary Bix Beiderbecke drank himself to death at 28 in 1931. Charlie Parker dragged his heroin habit across his 15-year career before succumbing in 1955 at 34 (a coroner took a look at his corpse and adjudged it to be closer to 60). Clean-living hard-bop trumpeter Clifford Brown, who had already laid claim to being one of the all-time greats, died a year later in a car accident at the tender age of 25.
By Kenneth Gerard9 years ago in Geeks
